AT SPA 24 HOURS
The Vitaphone Racing Team has announced that Jamie Davies will be joining them for round six of the 2005 FIA GT Championship, the ‘Proximus 24 Hours of Spa’.
Davies, 31, from Yeovil, UK, will drive one of the team’s two Maserati MC12s and will partner Fabio Babini and Thomas Biagi in race car number 10.
The Vitaphone Racing Team currently leads the FIA GT Drivers’ and Teams’ Championship, in the GT1 class, whilst Maserati heads the Constructors’ classification.
Jamie started his racing career at the age of 14 by winning the 1988 South West Karting Championship. As a former ‘Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award’ winner, Davies secured the title of British GTO Champion in 2002 driving a Ferrari 360 N/GT. In 2003 he was part of the driver line-up responsible for securing the 24 Hours of Le Mans GTS-class and Le Mans 1,000 Km race victories in a Ferrari 550 Maranello. In 2004, Davies secured the title of joint LMES Champion, driving in the LM P1 class. He was also the quickest man around the Le Mans circuit during last year’s 24 hour race, eventually finishing second.
Rafael Calafell, Sporting Director of the Vitaphone Racing Team commented: “I am delighted to have Jamie on board for the Spa 24 Hours, as he brings along a wealth of experience in endurance races. I’m confident that the Vitaphone Racing Team driver line up for Spa, with Michael Bartels, Timo Scheider and Belgian Eric van de Poele in car number 9 and Fabio Babini, Thomas Biagi and Jamie Davies in car number 10, will show its great potential at one of the most challenging races of its kind.”
Jamie Davies: “I’m absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity of racing the Maserati MC12 in Belgium with the Vitaphone Racing Team this year. Spa is a circuit I know very well, having secured the LMES Championship there with Johnny Herbert last year. The combination of the Maserati MC12, Pirelli tyres and a very talented group of people in the Vitaphone Racing Team is inspiring. I can’t wait to get to grips with the car and exploit its capabilities.”
